Government Laboratory High School

Infobox_University


name=Government Laboratory High School
established=3rd September 1961
type=School
city=Dhaka
country=Bangladesh
campus=Dhanmondi, Dhaka
website=

Government Laboratory High School is a school located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

History

One of the main reasons for establishing Government Laboratory High School was to assist trainees of the Teacher's Training College to practice teaching. The driving force behind organizing this school was Muhammad Osman Gani, the then principal of the Teacher's Training College. The school was inaugurated by Muhammad Shamsul Haque, the then Director of the Department of Public Education. The first headmaster of the school was Khan Muhammad Salek, taking office in 1961 he served for a total of 12 years.

The School Building

The school building itself has undergone some modifications since it was first built. In 1986 the first floor was expanded. Through 2005 and 2006 an auditorium and college building were set up and formally opened for the 2006-2007 semester.The green in front of the building covers almost 150,000 square feet of land.

Monogram

The motto of the school is a quote from the holy Qur'an “Nurun Ala Noor” which translates to "Light More Light". This motto was incorporated into the school's monogram by it's designer 'Shilpacharya', Zainul Abedin.Fact|date=August 2008

Uniform

From years 1 to 4 the uniform is a white shirt with navy blue half-pants and white Keds. From the years 5 to 10 the uniform is a white shirt with full-length navy blue pants and white Keds. For all years the school's monogram is printed on the shirt pocket.

Class and Section System

When the schools was first planned it was envisaged that study would start from class 3, however after discussions between Muhammad Osman Gani and Khan Muhammad Salek they decided that both classed 1 and 2 should be included. During this time classes 9 and 10 were omitted, but were also added over the years.

Each class is divided into four sections, A, B, C and D; each containing 60 students. The student's day is then split into two shifts, morning and day, with two sections studying in each half of the day.

House Culture and Tiffin System

The students are group into four houses for participation in various competitions. The houses are named after four men; Al Beruni, Al Mamun, Omar Khayam and Salahuddin. These men also represent four different human qualities: Al Beruni- Scholarship, Al Mamun- Good governanceOmar Khayam- YouthSalahuddin- Bravery.Each house also has a colour; yellow, blue, green and red respectively. In 1962 a system for distributing tiffin was introduced. A set amount of money is deducted from the student's academic fees each month which entitles them to such snacks as singara, samucha, nimki, bananas, bread, eggs and sweets.

Library

The school's library holds over 5000 books. Most of these were purchased by coeval sanctioned money when the school was first established, with others being bought by annually approved money. However, due to the government cancelling the post of librarian in government funded schools, students are unable to gain access to any of these books.Fact|date=January 2008

chool Day

The school's 'birthday' is the 3rd of September. On this date 'School Day' is celebrated, when the usual academic programs are put off for the day and various functions are organized in each of the sections. Students decorate their classes with balloons, posters, pictures, colorful papers etc. They also publish wall magazines which are adorned stories and poems. Sometimes birthday cake is cut to celebrate the 'birthday' of the school.

chool Magazine

First published in 1963 the school's magazine, 'Anushilan', is usually published annually.

Admission

Under the control of Directorate General of Secondary and Higher Education schools in Dhaka are divided into three groups: A, B and C. Government Laboratory High School is in group A. Students are normally only admitted into class 1 or 6, but admissions to other classes with be considered if there are vacancies. Admission tests are usually taken in the first week of January.

OLsA

There is an organization of ex-students of the school called the OLsA (Old Laboratorians Association). The aim of the organization is mainly to organize reunions amongst the ex-students of this school.

Co-curricular Activities

There are several clubs and organizations to help co-curricular activities. There are affiliations with Scouting, the B.N.C.C. and the Red Crescent as well as the Laboratorian's Science Club, the Debating Club of the Laboratorians and the Quiz Club of the Laboratorians.

Results

The first examinees attended the Secondary School Certificate examination from this school in 1964. That year a student from the school achieved 4th place on the merit list. The school's highest success came in 1993 when 27 students made it on to the merit list. After the introduction of the grading system, 5 students in 2001, 17 in 2002, 48 in 2003, 148 in 2004, 147 in 2005, 149 in 2006, 172 in 2007 and 200 in 2008 achieved a Grade Point Average of 5.00. Fact|date=October 2008

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